Building a better tomorrow

Little Hearts is a national fundraising project to build a Cardiac and Critical Care Complex at Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital

Our aim is to to provide timely, appropiate and the best possible care to all children in Sri Lanka.

Project Value: LKR 2 billion

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Amount Raised: LKR 500+ million

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Pledged: LKR 100 million

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Government Allocation: LKR 300 million

Why Little Hearts?

3000+ babies are born with heart diseases each year in Sri Lanka.

That’s almost 8 in 1000 babies per year. More than 40% of these babies and children, and over 60% of critically ill babies and children cannot get treatment on time because of a lack of facilities.

1500+ children die due to this lack of facilities. We’re trying to change that.

How? By constructing a 12-storey Cardiac and Critical Care Complex of Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital. This way, we can provide equal, quality treatment to every child.

Join us in our quest to save them. Become a superhero that saves our little hearts.

Milestones

December 31, 2018

Yet another successful Dialog Star Points campaign in 2018

Dialog completed another successful Star Points campaign in aid of Little Hearts this year as well. Dialog customers raised a generous contribution of Rs. 8.8 million.

November 01, 2018

Little Hearts reaches 500 million mark

A quarter of our objective is achieved! Our gratitude to all the generous people who have contributed to this worthy cause so far cannot be expressed in words.

August 05, 2018

Pile construction begins

It has begun! Construction of the Cardiac and Critical Complex is now officially underway.

February 04, 2018

Tender notice for pile construction published

The tender notice for the commencement of the pile construction was published in both Sinhala and English newspapers on Independence day.

January 13, 2018

Little Hearts passes 250 million mark

Thanks to all the generous contributions we have received so far, Little Hearts is proud to state that they have passed the Rs. 250 million mark as of January.

December 31, 2017

Dialog Runs Another Successful Star Point Donation Campaign

Inspired by last year’s success, Dialog run another Star Point donation campaign that helped Little Hearts raise over LKR 15 million

October 2, 2017

Little Hearts Lay the Foundation Stone

Thanks to the support of our donors, media and the government, Little Hearts laid the foundation stone of the Cardiac and Critical Care Complex, taking a big step towards the future in which every child has immediate access to heart disease treatment and intensive care.

April 24, 2017

Sri Lankan Navy Commences Construction

Upon HE President Maithripala Sirisena’s request, Sri Lankan Navy started preparations of the site for the future Cardiac and Critical Care Complex

February 17, 2017

MOU with the Ministry of Health

Little Hearts and Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure that the funds raised by Little Hearts will be used solely and exclusively for the construction of the Cardiac and Critical Care Complex

February 14, 2017

Shraddha TV Organises ‘Walk for Humanity’

Shraddha TV organised a walk that gathered approximately 1000 participants. With this campaign, Shraddha TV and the Walk for Humanity participants raised over LKR 4 million in a single day.

Dialog Runs a Highly Successful Star Point Donation Campaign

December 16, 2016

The First Press Conference

Little Hearts panel comprising of SLCP representatives and committee members presented the project to Sri Lanka’s leading media houses, inviting them to support Little Hearts until the first patients walk the halls of the new Lady Ridgeway hospital unit.

December 1, 2016

Keells Super Opens the Little Hearts Fund

Keells Super organised a five-month campaign allowing their customers to donate change or any desired amount at the check-out quickly and easily.

November 20, 2016

First TV Appearance

Derana TV hosted a successful all-day Little Hearts telethon

September 29, 2016

TBWA Launches the Little Hearts Brand

A leading advertising agency TBWA launched the Little Hearts logo as well as the theme song available in English and Sinhala

September 21, 2016

Sri Lanka College of Paeditricians Endorses the Project

Sri Lanka College of Paeditricians (SLCP) endorsed Little Hearts and takes the project under their wing.

May 14, 2016

Ministry of Health Approves the Fundraising Project

Ministry of Health approved the national fundraising project for the construction of a ten-storey Cardiac and Critical Care Complex of Lady Ridgeway Hospital.

Thanks to their loyal customer, Dialog has donated approximately LKR 30 million through Starpoint Donations

Speed by DSL Stationaries

manufactures and markets Little Hearts branded stationary. Rs. 4 from each pen and Rs. 2.5 from each pencil sold go to the cause which in the first four months since launch resulted in Rs 20 million donation

Saviorsindividual projects in support

Keells Super

Keells Super was one of the earliest promoters of Little Hearts. The supermarket chain incentivised their customers to make in-store donations, raising over LKR 2.5 million in 6 months.

Shraddha TV

Shraddha TV reached out to their loyal viewers to call for donations to Little Hearts. They were also the main organisers of the Walk for Humanity in Colombo and Rathnapura which raised approximately LKR 10 million for the project.

Jigsaw Ensamble

Jigsaw are Little Hearts’ social media partner. They have been committed to building Little Hearts’ online presence and relationships with the project supporters worldwide.

Interact

Interact volunteers teamed up with Keells Super for a two-day campaign to educate the supermarkets’ customers about Little Hearts and promote in-store donations.